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'Pakistan Funding For Kashmir Terror Has Never Stopped'

'There is a trust deficit between Delhi and Srinagar. It is there even today.'

Carving communal constituencies: Countdown to 2014

Saeed Naqvi writes about the deteriorating communal situation in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Egypt's President Morsi comes calling

In the course of talks with Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who will be in India on March 18, the tricky one for New Delhi to handle may well be Cairo's quest for greater co ordination on Syria. Saeed Naqvi examines

What political profit from the Dhule riots?

Saeed Naqvi on why the Muslim youth is angry and says it has lost faith in the government, police and electronic media

Will Indian Muslims protest if Rushdie came here? OF COURSE NOT

Continuous projection of Rushdie-like issues, as vital to Muslims, comes in the way of development as their priority requirement, says Saeed Naqvi

How Barack Obama can calm Muslim anti-Americanism

Obama has to recognise the reality: 90 percent of the world's 2.3 billion Muslims nurse varying shades of anti-Americanism. It cannot be a comfortable feeling that two fifths of the world population has a negative focus on a nation of which you are the leader, says Saeed Naqvi.

Is It Time To Become A Hindu Rashtra?

'If we were to change the name of our country officially and become a Hindu Rashtra, will the treatment of Muslims change?' asks Aakar Patel.

Jack Straw on the Iraq war

'Govts should free nations under terror'

'I am not bound by the niceties of international politics where people decide issues based on their national interest and give it a moralistic name,'says Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.

Reach out to Taliban, don't allow polarisation: Eminent citizens to govt

Expressing concern over the situation in Afghanistan, a group of eminent persons, including former ministers K Natwar Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Mani Shankar Aiyar, on Wednesday urged the government to continue engaging with the Taliban and not allow any political party to use the developments in that country to communally polarise Indian society for electoral gains.

The Romeos of Hazratgunj: An elegy

In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh wayward Romeos would all be in the lock-up, says Sunil Sethi.

'Which way is the wind blowing?'

Sir Mark Tully on the magic of Indian elections. A fascinating excerpt from The Great March of Democracy: Seven Decades of India's Elections.

'I've not met a more charismatic man than Mandela'

I can actually say I know what it's like to be around someone who was literally a living legend, says film director Kabir Khan.

An Editor Like None Other

Darryl D'Monte mentored more journalists than any other editor of his generation. Some of the biggest bylines owe their beginnings in our glorious profession to this wonderful human being.

Wake up Mulayam, AAP is round the corner

Controlled communal tension is useful in ensuring continued Muslim support. Fear of the BJP is a requirement for both, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, to keep their Muslim vote bank in line, says Saeed Naqvi.

'There is no military solution to Kashmir'

'Once the violence is contained, the politicians must play their role, but unfortunately that is not happening.'

Why PM Modi needs to engage in West Asia

A new West Asia is emerging and India must engage at the highest level and help shape this change, says Saeed Naqvi

'There is a sense of fear among Muslims'

'Public dissent is the highest public duty and I will continue to speak out,' says Harsh Mander.

'Don't forget there are 180 million Muslims in this country'

'Muslims are depressed and disillusioned.' 'The safety valve is that we still have a multicultural mosaic in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.'

Why is India silent on US military strike against Syria?

Has New Delhi internalised the truth that it does not matter, asks Saeed Naqvi. Such deafening silence from the government, principal opposition, even the pundits!

Talvar: Closure, first. Propaganda, next. Justice, later

The propaganda aspect of the movie -- despite it stemming purely from the writer's deepest convictions -- is a clincher for it is highly unlikely that you'll walk out of a screening of Talvar saying, 'I loved the movie, but I still think the parents are guilty.' If you are swept away by the power of the movie, it's also sure to swing your perception in a certain direction,' says Sreehari Nair.

'Bollywood saved my life'

'Today if you look at the way India is growing many people are saying the sleeping elephant has finally woken up, is dancing!' 'I have travelled extensively, in about 60 countries. In all these the moment you say India, the first thing they mention is either an actor's name. Or they start humming a song.' 'I wanted to be in Bollywood. It is the most powerful medium we have in this country. That's soft power.' Listening in on Shobhaa De, Kabir Khan, Vikas Swarop and Saffron Art CEO Hugo Weihe speak on India's Soft Power, Hard Influence.